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ISTANBUL SUBWAY
Istanbul - Where east meets west Istanbul lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe. Like Ankara, this city is a veritable traction fan's paradise. It sports a full metro, light rail subway, standard light rail line, two heritage tramways and a funicular subway from the 1870's. Subway The 7.9 km km, 6 station section one of the Istanbul subway opened in August, 2000.
The Istanbul Metro, or the M2, is a mass-transit underground railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 2000, it now includes 10 stations. The system currently consists of a single north-south line. It is serpentine shaped and is fully underground, running from the Atatrk Oto Sanayi station at Maslak in the north to the ihane station at Beyolu in the south.
Info Owner Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Locale Istanbul Transit type Rapid transit Number of lines 1 European line (in service, currently being extended); 1 Asian line (under construction) Number of stations 10 in service; 22 under construction
